jeannamichel
Written on Nov 4, 2017
Paris, France: a city of fashion, chocolate croissants and cute boys.
Colette Iselin is thrilled be there for the first time, on her
class trip.
But a series of gruesome murders are taking place around the city,
putting everyone on edge. And as she tours the sights, Colette
keeps seeing a strange vision: a pale woman in a ball gown and powdered
wig, who looks like Marie Antoinette.
Colette knows her status-obsessed friends won't believe her, so she
seeks out the help of a charming French boy. Together, they discover
that the murder victims are all descendants of people who
ultimately brought about Marie Antoinette's beheading. The queen's
ghost has been awakened, and now she's wreaking her bloodthirsty
revenge.
And Colette may just be one of those descendants . . . which means
she might not make it out of this trip alive.
- ISBN13 9781407140414
- Publish Date 6 February 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 June 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Scholastic
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English
Reviews
readingwithwrin
Written on Apr 28, 2015
I will say I was expecting far more paranormal, and mystery, and a lot less romance, and teenage mean girls.
I did like the parts where we got to go into the serial killers mind and see what she was doing and why she was doing it. I just wish those parts had been a bit longer.
The amount of times I want to slap Hannah throughout this whole story though got a bit out of hand. She was the typical mean girl in every sense of the meaning. Having said that though Collette was just as bad of a mean girl, and would do whatever she thought needed to be done to stay in Hannah's good graces.
I loved seeing Collette grow as a person throughout this book and realize that she didn't want to be like her so-called friends.
This was a nice light read for me. It was predictable at times, but still enjoyable.
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Kelly
Written on Mar 9, 2014
I wasn't sure what to expect from Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer, having not previously seen any reader reviews before receiving a copy, but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved the location, I could almost smell the fresh baguettes and that was the main appeal for me. The setting, not just the baguettes. There is something so very romantic about Paris, the Champs Elysées, Versailles, the Louvre and the tourist must see, the Eiffel Tower. Luckily for the girls from Saint Margaret's Academy, tour guide Jules has packed as much history and sightseeing into the itinerary as possible and it really was quite special.
Although it was entertaining and the storyline lured me in and kept my attention, I found Colette increasingly irritating. Once from a wealthy family, since her parents separation, she lives with her mother and brother, with the family working hard and living on meager means. Luckily she has a scholarship for the Academy, but is mortified at the thought of her friends, especially Hannah finding out. Hannah is a manipulative bitch, with Colette living her life to please the mean girl who could threaten to turn on her at any moment. Blinded by being included as a popular girl, Colette allows herself to be used as a doormat, taking on board insults, degrading remarks and being bullied into being just another follower. Why didn't Colette stand up for herself? Simple, she's vain, materialistic and doesn't care what it takes to be popular, even her own self respect.
It wasn't until the introduction of Jules, where Colette begins to question the loyalty of her so called friends. In the end, she seemed to be a girl with no self esteem who simply had no confidence to stand up to Hannah, but eventually she takes a stand, and I couldn't have been happier. But the real star of Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer is the location. Simply beautiful.